Statutory guidance

Variation issued: Friday 01 September 2023

Updated 23 December 2024

1. Clarification of Prohibited Species List

  • Affecting all licence annexes

Big-eye Tuna – change FROM:

Description of Sea Fish Areas of Sea
Big-eye Tuna  

Big-eye Tuna – change TO (clarification added of ‘all waters’):

Description of Sea Fish Areas of Sea
Big-eye Tuna All waters

Shortfin Mako – change FROM:

Description of Sea Fish Areas of Sea
North Atlantic Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) All waters

Shortfin Mako – change TO (clarification added by removing ‘North Atlantic’ from sea fish description):

Description of Sea Fish Areas of Sea
Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) All waters

2. 10m and under Non-Sector Quota Increase

  • Affecting Licence Category A (91/99) and Category A Limited (94/99)
SPECIES SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE) QUOTA SET FROM (TONNES) QUOTA  SET TO (TONNES)
Whiting VIIb-k 4 6

3. 10m and under Non-Sector Quota Decrease

  • Affecting Licence Category A (91/99) and Category A Limited (94/99)
SPECIES SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE) QUOTA SET FROM (TONNES) QUOTA  SET TO (TONNES)
Horse Mackerel IIa, IVa, Vb, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa,b,d,e 1.5 (BYCATCH ONLY) 0.5 (BYCATCH ONLY)

4. Fishing Restrictions for Undulate Ray

  • Affecting all categories in licence schedules

Undulate ray (Raja undulata) can be caught between the hours of 00:01 on 1st January and 23:59 on 30th April; and 00:01 on 1st September and 23:59 on 31st December. This fishery opens at 00:01 on 1st September 2023.

It is your responsibility to check variations before going to sea as they can be changed at any time.

If you have any queries, please contact the Fisheries Management Team.